The two worlds of New England
New England merchants and the chain of debt
Protest and government response
Agrarian protest: the first stage of Shaysite activity
The response of the commercial elite
New England legislatures and a commerical society
From petitions to arms: the regulation movement
The ideology and politics of suppression
The militias, legislation, and a government army
Rebellion, social banditry, and the end of armed insurgency
The radicalization of reformers
Confrontation at Springfield
"To harass the inhabitants in small parties by surprise"
The end of armed insurgency
Shays' Rebellion and the Constitution.
